A claim card
States the falsifier — what would have to be true for the claim to be wrong. Governed by ST-04.
Mastery is judgement tested under scrutiny.
MetaX assesses one thing, and it is not recall, not seat-time, and not a percentage of a video watched. It is judgement tested under scrutiny — a real artefact, examined by a named reviewer against a published rubric, in a process the candidate could see.
A credential that cannot be checked by a stranger is a reputation, not a record. MetaX issues records.
Every substantive page carries five things.
The standard is not a slogan printed on a certificate — it is machinery that appears on every page, so that a reader with no account and no permission can find out whether a claim is wrong.
Decay class & date
Durable 36 months, Semi-durable 12, Perishable 3. Past the date, the page says so on its own face.
Objections at full strength
The strongest available counter-argument, not a straw version. Governed by ST-06.
[VERIFY] tags
On anything checkable but unchecked — counted publicly in the Verification Log.
A page stamp
Version, last review, decay class, curator, and the instrument that governs the page. Every page, no exceptions.
Summaries never govern. Where a page summarises a governing text, it says so and names the text. The build fails if a summary asserts an obligation its governing text does not contain — because a summary that quietly adds an obligation has legislated by paraphrase.
What a MetaX credential actually asserts.
A MetaX credential asserts that a named reviewer examined a real artefact produced by the candidate, against a published rubric, in a process the candidate could see — and could defend the resulting decision to a second calibrated reviewer who had not seen the first reviewer's reasoning.
A named reviewer
Not an algorithm, not an anonymous panel. A person accountable for the decision.
A real artefact
Something the candidate made — assessed on evidence produced, never on minutes spent.
A published rubric
The standard is visible before the work begins, not revealed after the verdict.
A second reviewer
The decision must survive a calibrated reviewer who never saw the first one's reasoning.
Four credential tracks, named once and for all.
These names prevail over any alternate shorthand or local variant. Each carries its own renewal rule, because a credential that never expires is making a durability claim it may not be able to keep.
Series Practitioner
Competence in a single series, evidenced by its capstone artefact. Does not expire.
Professional Operator
Craft across a branch of the curriculum. Renews at 36 months.
Master-Fellow
Mastery at the threshold of research. Does not expire, but remains under standing review.
MetaX Contributor
Standing as a contributor to the corpus itself. Renews at 12 months.
And what a credential says nothing about.
The standard is narrow on purpose. A record that quietly implies more than it verified is a dark pattern in doctrinal clothing.
A MetaX credential asserts nothing about employability, income, or aptitude. It is not an accreditation, not a licence to practise, and not a prediction about a career. Any page on any MetaX property that implies otherwise is a defect and should be reported — and the correction, accepted or rejected, is published with its reasons.